PHOENIX, Arizona, May 14 -- The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality issued the following public notice: * * * AZPDES Permit Renewal | Town of Patagonia Wastewater Treatment Plant On May 13, 2025, the comment period begins for the proposal to issue a renewal Arizona Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (AZPDES) permit to the Town of Patagonia for its wastewater treatment plant located in Santa Cruz County, Arizona. The comment period ends June 13, 2025. Aquifer Protection Permit No.  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 15 -- Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * Horne surprised by veto of bill to protect parental rights, student safety Bill would address pronoun usage, protect space for girls PHOENIX - State schools' chief Tom Horne says he is surprised at the governor's veto of legislation that would have required schools to inform parents when a child requests to use a pronoun other than their biological sex   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * Arizona Republicans Call On Karrin Taylor Robson to "Throw in the Towel" as Trump Allies Jump Ship "Karrin Taylor Robson is bad at this, is just bad at politics ... It's like she's an empty pantsuit." Karrin Taylor Robson's rapidly sinking campaign is in total freefall after losing its top Trump consultants and receiving a "death knell" dual Trump endorsement of both her and Andy Biggs. Republicans w  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 15 -- The Arizona Supreme Court issued the following news release on May 14, 2025: * * * Arizona Supreme Court Rules Arsonist's Lone Presence at Scene of Crime Does Not Support Conviction for Arson of "Occupied Structure" PHOENIX - The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that an arsonist's lone presence at the time of the crime is insufficient to support a conviction for arson of an "occupied structure" under Arizona law. Under the arson statutes, an "occupied structure" is   more

TUCSON, Arizona, May 14 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Longer-lasting wearables set to transform health monitoring Wearable technologies are revolutionizing health care, but design limitations in adhesive-based personal monitors have kept them from meeting their full potential. A new University of Arizona study, published in Nature Communications, describes a longer-lasting, 3D-printed, adhesive-free wearable capable of providing a more comprehensive p  more